TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 205175 [ 2024TNSTR.670....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-12 03:34:50
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_Bot1
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

C. Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024efa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aahatfg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:31:34.949 (142.8956197) DEC = -12:51:23.99 (-12.8566644)
Discovery date: 2024-03-09 05:34:04.800 (JD=2460378.732)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-09 05:34:04.800
Flux: 20.19 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-05 08:42:43
Limiting flux: 19.02 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024efa